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NYC83LA164

1983-07-03 · TOWANDA, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport N27

N100PV has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DJI AGRAS T40), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING ARRIVAL ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, THE UNICOM ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN ULTRALIGHT OVERHEAD & WAS POSSIBLY LANDING. AS THE STUDENT WAS LANDING, AN ADDITIONAL UNICOM ADVISORY WAS RECEIVED CONCERNING THE ULTRALIGHT ACFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) STATED THAT HE BECAME PREOCCUPIED SEARCHING FOR THE ULTRALIGHT & ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO TOUCH DOWN APRX 1000 FT DOWN THE RWY WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED. REPORTEDLY, HE DELAYED AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AROUND. HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT, AND AFTER APPLYING MAX BRAKING, THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RWY, HIT A ROCK PILE & WENT INTO A DITCH. THE CFI REPORTED A RIGHT X-WIND AT 5 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA164.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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